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FSN Bay Area is good one- Remember though, the game needs to be broadcasted in HD - Tonight's Warrior game is not. We'll need to wait until Friday to see the Warriors in HD via FSN Bay Area. Of course, if you are out that RSN's area you'll need League Pass, and Direct needs to pick that feed to use. We'll see how it pans out.

If you live in the Bay Area, then nothing is different except the channel number, you will still get the same number of games. The people that benefit are the ones outside the Bay Area, especially the nearby areas like Monterey and Sacramento.

If you live in the Bay Area, then nothing is different except the channel number, you will still get the same number of games. The people that benefit are the ones outside the Bay Area, especially the nearby areas like Monterey and Sacramento.

Thanks Forecheck. I live even further east of the Bay Area in the Sierra foothills and receive Sac DMA HD signals. I have gotten SD Fox Sports BA and BA+ all along and was hoping I would get any FS BA HD broadcasts on 654-1. I anxiously await the first HD game to test the theory.

The mostly SD content, RSN spotbeams area coverage, blackouts and other issues really confuse me as to what game I will get till I'm actually watching it. I don't have any of the extra sports packages so it's just FS BA for me.

If you live in the Bay Area, then nothing is different except the channel number, you will still get the same number of games. The people that benefit are the ones outside the Bay Area, especially the nearby areas like Monterey and Sacramento.

And even folks way out of the Bay Area in Reno:D Yahoo!...I now have everything I wanted when I gave up E* last summer when I moved from the Bay Area.

Thanks Forecheck. I live even further east of the Bay Area in the Sierra foothills and receive Sac DMA HD signals. I have gotten SD Fox Sports BA and BA+ all along and was hoping I would get any FS BA HD broadcasts on 654-1. I anxiously await the first HD game to test the theory.

The mostly SD content, RSN spotbeams area coverage, blackouts and other issues really confuse me as to what game I will get till I'm actually watching it. I don't have any of the extra sports packages so it's just FS BA for me.

That's the beauty of this channel going live... no more spot beam issues! I suppose there's always the chance for screw ups (we are, after all, talking about DirecTV )... BUT... you should get almost every game in HD that FSN Bay Area broadcasts now...

I think you'll have Warriors games blacked out if you're in the Sacramento DMA... you will, though, get Sharks, Giants, A's, and college sports that are broadcast.

As Sharkie_Fan mentioned earlier, the first Sharks game that we should get is Saturday. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, actually) I will not be home to see it since I will be at the Shark Tank in person, but will look forward to the results posted here. Also, on Friday there is a Warrior game which should be blacked out in the Kings area, and maybe some college football games on Saturday morning/afternoon.

As Sharkie_Fan mentioned earlier, the first Sharks game that we should get is Saturday. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, actually) I will not be home to see it since I will be at the Shark Tank in person, but will look forward to the results posted here. Also, on Friday there is a Warrior game which should be blacked out in the Kings area, and maybe some college football games on Saturday morning/afternoon.

If you're worried about seeing the PQ on this channel, I'll trade ya places... It'd be a big sacrifice, but I could take your place at the Tank so you could experience the inaugural HD broadcast on this channel...

If you live in the Bay Area, then nothing is different except the channel number, you will still get the same number of games. The people that benefit are the ones outside the Bay Area, especially the nearby areas like Monterey and Sacramento.

And Fallon (east of Reno)...

Now, if only MSG/FSNY would come online. Then I could see the Isles in HD (more than a couple of times a season on Vs. and HDNET)

is there any reason why this channel is not showing up for me in the hd filtered guide, and when i tune to the channel my receiver gives me a blank screen at 720p? i would have thought that the 654-1 would be the same as 654...also, the video is all screwed up and zoomed in for me on 654.

654-1 is black for me right now. Not just the guide data, but the channel. I'm gonna reboot and see what that does.

The Warriors game is on FSN BA Plus, not on FSN BA because there is a hockey game on FSN BA, and the hockey game is in SD, not HD. Since there is nothing to show in HD the channel is black and will remain black until there is something to show in HD.

The Warriors game is on FSN BA Plus, not on FSN BA because there is a hockey game on FSN BA, and the hockey game is in SD, not HD. Since there is nothing to show in HD the channel is black and will remain black until there is something to show in HD.

What are you smoking??? That doesn't sound right... just because the NHL game is not in HD doesn't mean that there would be a black screen -- Tuning to an RSN HD channel at any time should show you a picture whether it is HD or not...

FSNBA is not a "unique" channel that I am aware of -- in such that it "blacks out" any programming that is not in HD.

Channel 654-1 doesn't exist in the listings on directv.com. I scheduled -- from the website -- tomorrow night's Warriors game to record on 654. I wonder if the HR20 will be smart enough to record it in HD on 654-1. According to http://fsnbayarea.com/HD_Warriors.jsp, the game will be on HD. BTW, the FSNBA web site now lists channel 654-1 for DirecTV. Channel 96 no longer exists as a "Channel I Get."

What are you smoking??? That doesn't sound right... just because the NHL game is not in HD doesn't mean that there would be a black screen -- Tuning to an RSN HD channel at any time should show you a picture whether it is HD or not...

FSNBA is not a "unique" channel that I am aware of -- in such that it "blacks out" any programming that is not in HD.

FSN Bay Area isn't "blacking" anything out. They do not broadcast 24 hours a day in HD at this point in time. They are, as are many RSNs at this point, a "game only" RSN - meaning there is no programming EXCEPT for when a game is on.

We'll all get a black screen until Friday, when the Warriors game is on. It'll go dark after the game. It will go live again Saturday morning for K-State/Mizzou @ 9:30, Oklahoma/Baylor @ 4:00, and the SHarks @ 7:30.